All Articles on Working Capital Management

Cash Flow Forecasting In a Complex Business Environment
Cash management as part of working capital management is among the most important priorities of the FP&A professional. And being able to accurately forecast the cash inflows to determine the external funds that may be needed is a skill of high value.

Why Majid Al Futtaim Moved to a Payments Factory Model
One of the largest corporate entities in the United Arab Emirates, Dubai-based holding company Majid Al Futtaim owns and operates retail and leisure properties in 13 countries. Majid Al Futtaim’s treasury function saw an opportunity to improve its financial management systems and become more efficient by moving to a payments factory model.

Treasury’s Role in Spin-Offs: Five Keys for Success
Companies are increasingly going the spin-off route to boost shareholder value. A spin-off of a division of a business is a difficult process for a CFO to handle -- and by default a major challenge for the company’s treasury operation.

Jul 14, 2015

Will Corporates Benefit from Two New Funding Powerhouses?
Earlier this month, the New Development Bank was launched with a stated goal of approving the first loan by April 2016. But while the arrival of the NBD is noteworthy in itself, this development is even more significant given that it is one of two new emerging market-focused development banks set to be launched in the coming months.

Ukraine Turmoil Wreaks Havoc on Treasury and Finance Groups
Treasury and finance executives whose companies do business in Russia and the Ukraine are seeing the effects of the mounting crisis on their bottom lines. The ruble’s exchange rate has plummeted, corporate borrowing is more expensive, and sanctions against individual banks are complicating cross-border payments.

Jul 30, 2014

Treasury, Finance Get Proactive About Climate Change—Or Else
Treasury and finance professionals who focus less on short-term earnings and more on big environmental and social challenges will be the ones who come out ahead in the long run, argued author Andrew Winston, opening keynote speaker of the 10th Annual CTC Corporate Treasurers Forum.

Jun 10, 2014

Turmoil in Ukraine is Wreaking Havoc on Treasury and Finance
Treasury and finance executives whose companies do business in Russia, the Ukraine, and other former Soviet republics are feeling the effects of the Crimean crisis on their bottom lines. The turmoil has caused the ruble’s exchange rate to plummet, making it more expensive for companies to import goods and to service existing debts. The crisis is also making it more difficult for companies to borrow money. In addition, sanctions against individual banks are complicating cross-border payments.

May 16, 2014

U.S. Congress Warms to Repatriation
Since the start of the 112th Congress, both Democratic and Republican members of Congress have introduced an unprecedented number of repatriation bills, aimed to grant multinational businesses the opportunity to bring their foreign earnings to the United States at a reduced tax rate.